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The Convoluted Way Intel’s 386 Implemented Its Registers (hackaday.com)
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[–] hbm 1 points 4 weeks ago

The fact that x86. Hasn’t changed its foundation much, isn’t that just a combination of hardware making up for original design shortcomings, while economy keeping better solutions at bay? (Not a chip guy, I’m likely wrong.)